- 1開膛手（報紙給兇殘連續殺人犯的外號，如開膛手傑克）
Ripper, often with a capital R, is a name newspapers and news programmes give to a killer whose real name is not known, or not used, but who has become famous for killing people in a violent, shocking way. The pattern comes from Jack the Ripper, the name papers gave to a man who murdered women in London in the 1880s and was never caught. Later papers copied the shape — the Yorkshire Ripper, and others. It is a media name, heavy and dark: it turns a real crime into a kind of nickname. You meet it in history and crime news, not in ordinary talk about people you know. Though actually, lowercase ripper has other lives: a tool that rips, and in Australian talk a ripper can mean something really good. This entry is the news-name sense.
組成From rip + -er; the formation is old (about 1605–15) for someone or something that rips. The news-name sense is later, from Jack the Ripper.
同家族的字
- ripthe verb: to tear roughly, including flesh
原始詞典資料17 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Rippername詞源 1
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A surname.
Rippernoun詞源 2
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informalAlternative letter-case form of ripper
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informalAlternative letter-case form of ripper
rippernoun詞源 1/ˈɹɪpə/
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Something that rips something else.
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Someone who rips something.
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A legislative bill or act that transfers powers of appointment from the usual holders to a chief executive or a board of officials.
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A murderer who kills and often mutilates victims with a blade or similar sharp weapon.
- Jack the Ripper
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businessminingA hook-like tool used to tear away ore, rock, etc.
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businessminingA person employed to tear away ore, rock, etc. to make a passage for material to be carried to the surface.
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slangSomething that is an excellent example of its kind.
- He [Rafael Nadal] didn't convert that but gained the advantage and launched another ripper of a forehand to force the error from Tsitsipas on the volley. (Thurston, E. November 15, 2019, Rafael Nadal digs deep to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas at ATP Finals. Sky UK https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/11862011/rafael-nadal-digs-deep-to-beat-stefanos-tsitsipas-at-atp-finals accessed August 29, 2020)
- Martin walked around the vehicle, viewing it from all angles and giggling as he did so. “She's a ripper, Bert, a real ripper!”
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computingengineeringmathematicsSoftware that extracts content from files or storage media.
另外 3 個記錄的用法
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agriculturebusinesslifestyleA tool or plant used to reduce soil compaction.
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slangA hot dog deep-fried in oil until the casing bursts.
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A foghorn.
ripperadj詞源 1/ˈɹɪpə/
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slangVery good; excellent; fantastic.
- 2019 Kobe Howard, Coaches Wrap Brisbane Lions, 30 April 2019. Accessed 6 May 2019. Not only did Lachie Neale have another stand out game with 28 disposals and a ripper goal from outside 50, but Lions debutant Noah Answerth slotted in nicely picking up 5 intercept marks.
rippernoun詞源 2/ˈɹɪpə/
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obsoleteOne who brings fish from the seacoast to markets in inland towns.
- But what's the action we are for now? Robbing a ripper of his fish.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
- Jack the Ripper
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。